Basketcase, chapter 5
I stood for a moment in heaven, as his lips caressed mine. I broke away as the last chords of the song played. I looked up and Billie was already off stage. 'HELL YES! ' I thought to myself, 'I just kissed the hottest guy in our school!... Wait doesn't he have a girl friend? ' I looked back at Chris, he was smiling at me, as he leaned in for another kiss I stopped him. "What about your girlfriend?" I asked. "We're over... Weeks ago." he responded just before he took over my lips again. I didn't fight it this time.
As we walked out of the club I saw Mike and Tre packing up. I walked over to them and started putting the cymbals in the car. "Where's Billie?" I asked Mike.
"He left right after we finished, grabbed his guitar and flew out the door." he said sounding a bit worried, "He's probably at home." I walked back over to Chris as the guys puled out of the parking lot. "So where do you plan on staying?" he asked.
I hadn't thought about that last night. Where was I gunna stay? "Well I... Um..."
"You can stay at my place for a while, my parents are out of town for a week or two."
"Really? Thanks!... So what do you want to do now?"
"Well I gotta go to work pretty soon, it's already 3:00" he said somewhat disappointed.
"WOW! Well you can drop me off at Billie's until your shift is over."
"Yeah that sounds good, where's he live?"
"It's the house you took me to after the alley thing."
We got in the car and headed toward Billie's. 'Holy shit, Chris is 16! What the hell? I'm going out with a 16 year old? ' My mind was anywhere but in the car. The car stopped in front of Billie's, I started to open the door. Chris pulled me around and pressed his lips against mine, o how I love to feel those soft lips take over. He pulled away, "I better get going, I'm going to be late."
"O. K. When do you get off?"
"I'll come pick you up around 7 or 8 ok?"
"Fine by me, see you then." He gave me one last kiss and drove off to work.
I knocked on the door, as usual I hear. "I'll Get It!" BAM! BANG! CRASH!
"HI TRE!" I laughed as he opened the door panting and rubbing his knee. I walked past him and into the living room "Hey Mike." "What's up Stelle?" "Not much where's Billie?"
"He's in his room, hasn't come out since the show." I walked down the hall and knocked on Billie's door. "What?!" I walked in and sat down a the foot of his bed. "What's up Billie? Mike told me you haven't come out since the show."
"Nothing, I was just really tired... I came in and went to sleep." he said unconvincingly.
"Yeah o. K..." "So where's your boyfriend?" he asked somewhat bitterly. "He had to go to work."
"How old is this guy?"
"He's sixteen." I told him coldly.
"Can't find anyone your own age?" What was wrong with him?
"You always said age was just a number! What's so different this time?!"
"I don't like that guy." he stated plainly. "What's wrong with him?!"
"I don't know, I just have this feeling. Some things just not right... I'm not mad at you, don't think that, and I'm not just saying this 'cause I don't want you going out with him... I don't want you to get hurt."
"Ok..." I was confused I've known Billie my whole life and he's never said anything like this. "I mean you're like a little sister to me. I don't want anything to happen to you." He tried desperately to cover up. I lay down next to him and rest my head on his shoulder. "I missed you and I'm glad you're back." "Me too, I'm very happy to be back"
I hugged him and he squeezed me back... Then his hands found the way to my ribs. I tried to fight him off and he ended up on top of me... Tre burst into the room, "WHOOPS! SORRY!" and ran out again. "Tre you sick minded freak get your ass back in here!" I screamed. He ran in, Mike following right after, I got up and hugged them both. I pulled away and looked at them, they both nodded and we pounced on Billie. Tre held his hands, Mike held his feet, I sat on him and wiggled my eyebrows. "NO! PLEASE! I'll do anything!" I shook my head and tickled him. Tre and Mike had a good hold on his hands and feet, forbidding him to fight back. "STOP! HAHAHA! NO! HAHAAAA!"
"If you don't like it why are you laughing?" I said.
"Oh let him be!" Ashley yelled while laughing.
"ASHLEY!" Mike ran up and bear hugged her.
"You!" she said pointing to me, "We need to talk! Boys out!" The guys showed no sign of moving anytime soon. I climbed off of Billie and Tre let go of his hands. "What's going on?" she demanded. "Why did you run?!"
"Ash... Not now" I pleaded.
"No Now! I want to know what happened to you! Where have you been?!"
"He Fucking Hit Me ASH! What was I supposed to do?! Just stay and hope he didn't do it again?! I got tired of that house, so I ran!" I screamed. I hadn't told the boys what had happened so they just stood there... Mouths open staring back and forth between me and Ashley. Ash looked at me with tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry" she said almost in a whisper. "That still doesn't explain why you weren't at school... I know you. You don't just skip."
I sat down and told them the whole story...
As we walked out of the club I saw Mike and Tre packing up. I walked over to them and started putting the cymbals in the car. "Where's Billie?" I asked Mike.
"He left right after we finished, grabbed his guitar and flew out the door." he said sounding a bit worried, "He's probably at home." I walked back over to Chris as the guys puled out of the parking lot. "So where do you plan on staying?" he asked.
I hadn't thought about that last night. Where was I gunna stay? "Well I... Um..."
"You can stay at my place for a while, my parents are out of town for a week or two."
"Really? Thanks!... So what do you want to do now?"
"Well I gotta go to work pretty soon, it's already 3:00" he said somewhat disappointed.
"WOW! Well you can drop me off at Billie's until your shift is over."
"Yeah that sounds good, where's he live?"
"It's the house you took me to after the alley thing."
We got in the car and headed toward Billie's. 'Holy shit, Chris is 16! What the hell? I'm going out with a 16 year old? ' My mind was anywhere but in the car. The car stopped in front of Billie's, I started to open the door. Chris pulled me around and pressed his lips against mine, o how I love to feel those soft lips take over. He pulled away, "I better get going, I'm going to be late."
"O. K. When do you get off?"
"I'll come pick you up around 7 or 8 ok?"
"Fine by me, see you then." He gave me one last kiss and drove off to work.
I knocked on the door, as usual I hear. "I'll Get It!" BAM! BANG! CRASH!
"HI TRE!" I laughed as he opened the door panting and rubbing his knee. I walked past him and into the living room "Hey Mike." "What's up Stelle?" "Not much where's Billie?"
"He's in his room, hasn't come out since the show." I walked down the hall and knocked on Billie's door. "What?!" I walked in and sat down a the foot of his bed. "What's up Billie? Mike told me you haven't come out since the show."
"Nothing, I was just really tired... I came in and went to sleep." he said unconvincingly.
"Yeah o. K..." "So where's your boyfriend?" he asked somewhat bitterly. "He had to go to work."
"How old is this guy?"
"He's sixteen." I told him coldly.
"Can't find anyone your own age?" What was wrong with him?
"You always said age was just a number! What's so different this time?!"
"I don't like that guy." he stated plainly. "What's wrong with him?!"
"I don't know, I just have this feeling. Some things just not right... I'm not mad at you, don't think that, and I'm not just saying this 'cause I don't want you going out with him... I don't want you to get hurt."
"Ok..." I was confused I've known Billie my whole life and he's never said anything like this. "I mean you're like a little sister to me. I don't want anything to happen to you." He tried desperately to cover up. I lay down next to him and rest my head on his shoulder. "I missed you and I'm glad you're back." "Me too, I'm very happy to be back"
I hugged him and he squeezed me back... Then his hands found the way to my ribs. I tried to fight him off and he ended up on top of me... Tre burst into the room, "WHOOPS! SORRY!" and ran out again. "Tre you sick minded freak get your ass back in here!" I screamed. He ran in, Mike following right after, I got up and hugged them both. I pulled away and looked at them, they both nodded and we pounced on Billie. Tre held his hands, Mike held his feet, I sat on him and wiggled my eyebrows. "NO! PLEASE! I'll do anything!" I shook my head and tickled him. Tre and Mike had a good hold on his hands and feet, forbidding him to fight back. "STOP! HAHAHA! NO! HAHAAAA!"
"If you don't like it why are you laughing?" I said.
"Oh let him be!" Ashley yelled while laughing.
"ASHLEY!" Mike ran up and bear hugged her.
"You!" she said pointing to me, "We need to talk! Boys out!" The guys showed no sign of moving anytime soon. I climbed off of Billie and Tre let go of his hands. "What's going on?" she demanded. "Why did you run?!"
"Ash... Not now" I pleaded.
"No Now! I want to know what happened to you! Where have you been?!"
"He Fucking Hit Me ASH! What was I supposed to do?! Just stay and hope he didn't do it again?! I got tired of that house, so I ran!" I screamed. I hadn't told the boys what had happened so they just stood there... Mouths open staring back and forth between me and Ashley. Ash looked at me with tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry" she said almost in a whisper. "That still doesn't explain why you weren't at school... I know you. You don't just skip."
I sat down and told them the whole story...
